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14 Simple and Surprising Things Jews Do With FireFire enhances life in a great many ways, while simultaneously being one of the most dangerous substa... Read More
Today Is the 15th of AvOur sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as one of the happiest days of the year, when Jewish maidens wou... Read More
Why Does a Husband Stay Home During the First Year?“When a man takes a
new wife, he shall not go out in the army…” Read More

Weekly Magazine

14 Simple and Surprising Things Jews Do With Fire

Fire enhances life in a great many ways, while simultaneously being one of the most dangerous substances on earth.

By Yehuda Altein

Why Does a Husband Stay Home During the First Year?

“When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army…”

By Yehuda Shurpin

Does a Soul Choose Its Family?

Judaism teaches that G-d chooses who our parents are, where we are born, and when.

By Aron Moss

My Friend Sami Rohr, the Torah Scholar

Honoring a patron of Jewish life on his yahrzeit, 17 Menachem Av.

By Rabbi Alfredo Goldschmidt

Heels Over Head

Every mitzvah, even a simple rule that we would have figured out on our own, is part of a covenant and connection that entirely transcends our limited reality.

By Tzvi Freeman